Numbers 11:2-9 in English

² And the people cried unto Moses; and Moses prayed unto Jehovah, and the fire abated.

³ And the name of that place was called Taberah, because the fire of Jehovah burnt among them.

⁴ And the mixed multitude that was among them lusted exceedingly: and the children of Israel also wept again, and said, Who shall give us flesh to eat?

⁵ We remember the fish, which we did eat in Egypt for nought; the cucumbers, and the melons, and the leeks, and the onions, and the garlic:

⁶ but now our soul is dried away; there is nothing at all save this manna to look upon.

⁷ And the manna was like coriander seed, and the appearance thereof as the appearance of bdellium.

⁸ The people went about, and gathered it, and ground it in mills, or beat it in mortars, and boiled it in pots, and made cakes of it: and the taste of it was as the taste of fresh oil.

⁹ And when the dew fell upon the camp in the night, the manna fell upon it.

² And the people cried to Moses: and Moses prayed to the Lord, and the fire was quenched.

³ And the name of that place was called Burning; for a fire was kindled among them from the Lord.

⁴ And the mixed multitude among them lusted exceedingly; and they and the children of Israel sat down and wept and said, Who shall give us flesh to eat?

⁵ We remember the fish, which we ate in Egypt freely; and the cucumbers, and the melons, and the leeks, and the garlic, and the onions.

⁶ But now our soul is dried up; our eyes turn to nothing but to the manna.

⁷ And the manna is as coriander seed, and the appearance of it the appearance of hoarfrost.

⁸ And the people went through the field, and gathered, and ground it in the mill, or pounded it in a mortar, and baked it in a pan, and made cakes of it; and the sweetness of it was as the taste of wafer made with oil.

⁹ And when the dew came upon the camp by night, the manna came down upon it.

² And the people cried unto Moses; and when Moses prayed unto the LORD, the fire was quenched.

³ And he called the name of the place Taberah: because the fire of the LORD burnt among them.

⁴ And the mixt multitude that was among them fell a lusting: and the children of Israel also wept again, and said, Who shall give us flesh to eat?

⁵ We remember the fish, which we did eat in Egypt freely; the cucumbers, and the melons, and the leeks, and the onions, and the garlick:

⁶ But now our soul is dried away: there is nothing at all, beside this manna, before our eyes.

⁷ And the manna was as coriander seed, and the colour thereof as the colour of bdellium.

⁸ And the people went about, and gathered it, and ground it in mills, or beat it in a mortar, and baked it in pans, and made cakes of it: and the taste of it was as the taste of fresh oil.

⁹ And when the dew fell upon the camp in the night, the manna fell upon it.

² And the people cried unto Moses; and when Moses prayed unto the LORD, the fire was quenched.

³ And he called the name of the place Taberah: because the fire of the LORD burnt among them.

⁴ And the mixt multitude that was among them fell a lusting: and the children of Israel also wept again, and said, Who shall give us flesh to eat?

⁵ We remember the fish, which we did eat in Egypt freely; the cucumbers, and the melons, and the leeks, and the onions, and the garlick:

⁶ But now our soul is dried away: there is nothing at all, beside this manna, before our eyes.

⁷ And the manna was as coriander seed, and the colour thereof as the colour of bdellium.

⁸ And the people went about, and gathered it, and ground it in mills, or beat it in a mortar, and baked it in pans, and made cakes of it: and the taste of it was as the taste of fresh oil.

⁹ And when the dew fell upon the camp in the night, the manna fell upon it.

² And the people cried to Moses: and Moses prayed to the Lord, and the fire was quenched.

³ And the name of that place was called Burning; for a fire was kindled among them from the Lord.

⁴ And the mixed multitude among them lusted exceedingly; and they and the children of Israel sat down and wept and said, Who shall give us flesh to eat?

⁵ We remember the fish, which we ate in Egypt freely; and the cucumbers, and the melons, and the leeks, and the garlic, and the onions.

⁶ But now our soul is dried up; our eyes turn to nothing but to the manna.

⁷ And the manna is as coriander seed, and the appearance of it the appearance of hoarfrost.

⁸ And the people went through the field, and gathered, and ground it in the mill, or pounded it in a mortar, and baked it in a pan, and made cakes of it; and the sweetness of it was as the taste of wafer made with oil.

⁹ And when the dew came upon the camp by night, the manna came down upon it.

² And the people cried unto Moses; and Moses prayed unto the LORD, and the fire abated.

³ And the name of that place was called Taberah: because the fire of the LORD burnt among them.

⁴ And the mixed multitude that was among them fell a lusting: and the children of Israel also wept again, and said, Who shall give us flesh to eat?

⁵ We remember the fish, which we did eat in Egypt for nought; the cucumbers, and the melons, and the leeks, and the onions, and the garlick:

⁶ but now our soul is dried away; there is nothing at all: we have nought save this manna to look to.

⁷ And the manna was like coriander seed, and the appearance thereof as the appearance of bdellium.

⁸ The people went about, and gathered it, and ground it in mills, or beat it in mortars, and seethed it in pots, and made cakes of it: and the taste of it was as the taste of fresh oil.

⁹ And when the dew fell upon the camp in the night, the manna fell upon it.

² Then the people cried out to Moses/me, and he/I prayed to Yahweh. Then the fire stopped burning.

³ So they called that place Taberah, which means❛ Burning❜, because the fire from Yahweh had burned among them.

⁴ Then some troublemakers from other people-groups who were traveling with the Israelis began to want better food. And when they started complaining the Israeli people also started to complain.

⁵ They said, “We wish we had some meat!

⁶ We remember the fish that we ate while we were in Egypt, fish that was given to us without ◄cost/asking us to pay for it►. And we had all the cucumbers, melons, leeks, onions, and garlic that we wanted. But now we do not have any desire to eat, because all we have to eat is this manna!”

⁷ The manna resembled small white seeds.

⁸ Each morning the people would go out and gather some from the surface of the ground. Then they made flour by grinding it or pounding it with stones. Then they added water and boiled it in a pot, or they made flat cakes with it and baked them. The cakes tasted like bread that was baked with olive oil.

⁹ Each night the manna came down on their ground where their tents were, like dew from the sky.

² And the people cried to Moses: and Moses prayed to the Lord, and the fire was quenched.

³ And the name of that place was called Burning; for a fire was kindled amongst them from the Lord.

⁴ And the mixed multitude amongst them lusted exceedingly; and they and the children of Israel sat down and wept and said, Who shall give us flesh to eat?

⁵ We remember the fish, which we ate in Egypt freely; and the cucumbers, and the melons, and the leeks, and the garlic, and the onions.

⁶ But now our soul is dried up; our eyes turn to nothing but to the manna.

⁷ And the manna is as coriander seed, and the appearance of it the appearance of hoarfrost.

⁸ And the people went through the field, and gathered, and ground it in the mill, or pounded it in a mortar, and baked it in a pan, and made cakes of it; and the sweetness of it was as the taste of wafer made with oil.

⁹ And when the dew came upon the camp by night, the manna came down upon it.

² The people cried to Moses; and Moses prayed to Yahweh, and the fire abated.

³ The name of that place was called Taberah, because Yahweh’s fire burned among them.

⁴ The mixed multitude that was among them lusted exceedingly; and the children of Israel also wept again, and said, “Who will give us meat to eat?

⁵ We remember the fish, which we ate in Egypt for nothing; the cucumbers, and the melons, and the leeks, and the onions, and the garlic;

⁶ but now we have lost our appetite. There is nothing at all except this manna to look at.”

⁷ The manna was like coriander seed, and it looked like bdellium.

⁸ The people went around, gathered it, and ground it in mills, or beat it in mortars, and boiled it in pots, and made cakes of it. Its taste was like the taste of fresh oil.

⁹ When the dew fell on the camp in the night, the manna fell on it.

² The people cried to Moses; and Moses prayed to Yahweh, and the fire abated.

³ The name of that place was called Taberah, because Yahweh’s fire burned among them.

⁴ The mixed multitude that was among them lusted exceedingly; and the children of Israel also wept again, and said, “Who will give us meat to eat?

⁵ We remember the fish, which we ate in Egypt for nothing; the cucumbers, and the melons, and the leeks, and the onions, and the garlic;

⁶ but now we have lost our appetite. There is nothing at all except this manna to look at.”

⁷ The manna was like coriander seed, and it looked like bdellium.

⁸ The people went around, gathered it, and ground it in mills, or beat it in mortars, and boiled it in pots, and made cakes of it. Its taste was like the taste of fresh oil.

⁹ When the dew fell on the camp in the night, the manna fell on it.

² The people cried to Moses; and Moses prayed to the LORD, and the fire abated.

³ The name of that place was called Taberah, because the LORD’s fire burnt amongst them.

⁴ The mixed multitude that was amongst them lusted exceedingly; and the children of Israel also wept again, and said, “Who will give us meat to eat?

⁵ We remember the fish, which we ate in Egypt for nothing; the cucumbers, and the melons, and the leeks, and the onions, and the garlic;

⁶ but now we have lost our appetite. There is nothing at all except this manna to look at.”

⁷ The manna was like coriander seed, and it looked like bdellium.

⁸ The people went around, gathered it, and ground it in mills, or beat it in mortars, and boiled it in pots, and made cakes of it. Its taste was like the taste of fresh oil.

⁹ When the dew fell on the camp in the night, the manna fell on it.

² And the people made an outcry to Moses, and Moses made prayer to the Lord, and the fire was stopped.

³ So that place was named Taberah, because of the fire of the Lord which had been burning among them.

⁴ And the mixed band of people who went with them were overcome by desire: and the children of Israel, weeping again, said, Who will give us flesh for our food?

⁵ Sweet is the memory of the fish we had in Egypt for nothing, and the fruit and green plants of every sort, sharp and pleasing to the taste:

⁶ But now our soul is wasted away; there is nothing at all: we have nothing but this manna before our eyes.

⁷ Now the manna was like a seed of grain, like small clear drops.

⁸ The people went about taking it up from the earth, crushing it between stones or hammering it to powder, and boiling it in pots, and they made cakes of it: its taste was like the taste of cakes cooked with oil.

⁹ When the dew came down on the tents at night, the manna came down with it.

² And the people cried to Moses; and Moses prayed to Jehovah — and the fire abated.

³ And they called the name of that place Taberah; because a fire of Jehovah burned among them.

⁴ And the mixed multitude that was among them lusted; and the children of Israel also wept again and said, Who will give us flesh to eat?

⁵ We remember the fish that we ate in Egypt for nothing; the cucumbers, and the melons, and the leeks, and the onions, and the garlic;

⁶ and now our soul is dried up: there is nothing at all but the manna before our eyes.

⁷ And the manna was as coriander seed, and its appearance as the appearance of bdellium.

⁸ The people went about, and gathered it, and ground it with hand-mills, or beat it in mortars, and boiled it in pots, and made cakes of it; and the taste of it was as the taste of oil-cakes.

⁹ And when the dew fell upon the camp by night, the manna fell upon it.

² And when the people cried to Moses, Moses prayed to the Lord, and the fire was swallowed up.

³ And he called the name of that place, The burning: for that the fire of the Lord had been kindled against them.

⁴ For a mixt multitude of people, that came up with them, burned with desire, sitting and weeping, the children of Israel also being joined with them, and said: Who shall give us flesh to eat?

⁵ We remember the Ash that we ate in Egypt free cost: the cucumbers come into our mind, and the melons, and the leeks, and the onions, and the garlic.

⁶ Our soul is dry, our eyes behold nothing else but manna.

⁷ A Now the manna was like coriander seed, of the colour of bdellium.

⁸ And the people went about, and gathering it, ground it in a mill, or beat it in a mortar, and boiled it in a pot, and made cakes thereof of the taste of bread tempered with oil.

⁹ And when the dew fell in the night upon the camp, the manna also fell with it.

² The people cried to Moses for help. He prayed to the Lord and the fire subsided.

³ So that place was named Taberah, because the fire from the Lord burned them.

⁴ A group of troublemakers among them had such intense food cravings they affected the Israelites who started crying again, asking “Who's going to get us some meat to eat?

⁵ We think back to all the fish we ate in Egypt that didn't cost us anything, as well as the cucumbers, melons, leeks, onions, and garlic.

⁶ We're fading away here! The only thing we ever see is this manna!”

⁷ Manna looked like coriander seeds, light in color like gum resin.

⁸ The people would go out and collect it, grind it up in a mill or crush it in a mortar. Then they would boil it in a pot and make it into flatbread. It tasted like pastries made with the best olive oil.

⁹ When the dew came down on the camp at night the manna would come down with it.

² Then the people cryed vnto Moses: and when Moses praied vnto the Lord, the fire was quenched.

³ And he called the name of that place Taberah, because the fire of the Lord burnt among them.

⁴ And a nomber of people that was amog them, fell a lusting, and turned away, and the children of Israel also wept, and saide, Who shall giue vs flesh to eate?

⁵ We remember the fish which we did eat in Egypt for nought, the cucumbers, and the pepons, and the leekes, and the onions, and the garleke.

⁶ But now our soule is dryed away, we can see nothing but this Man.

⁷ (The Man also was as coriander seede, and his colour like the colour of bdelium.

⁸ The people went about and gathered it, and ground it in milles, or beat it in morters, and baked it in a cauldron, and made cakes of it, and the taste of it was like vnto the taste of fresh oyle.

⁹ And when the dewe fell downe vpon the hoste in the night, the Man fell with it)

² And the people cried unto Moses; and Moses prayed unto the LORD, and the fire abated.

³ And the name of that place was called Taberah, because the fire of the LORD burnt among them.

⁴ And the mixed multitude that was among them fell a lusting; and the children of Israel also wept on their part, and said: 'Would that we were given flesh to eat!

⁵ We remember the fish, which we were wont to eat in Egypt for nought; the cucumbers, and the melons, and the leeks, and the onions, and the garlic;

⁶ but now our soul is dried away; there is nothing at all; we have nought save this manna to look to.' —

⁷ Now the manna was like coriander seed, and the appearance thereof as the appearance of bdellium.

⁸ The people went about, and gathered it, and ground it in mills, or beat it in mortars, and seethed it in pots, and made cakes of it; and the taste of it was as the taste of a cake baked with oil.

⁹ And when the dew fell upon the camp in the night, the manna fell upon it. —

² And the people cried unto Moses; and when Moses prayed unto the Lord, the fire was quenched.

³ And he called the name of the place Taberah: because the fire of the Lord burnt among them.

⁴ And the mixt multitude that was among them fell a lusting: and the children of Israel also wept again, and said, Who shall give us flesh to eat?

⁵ We remember the fish, which we did eat in Egypt freely; the cucumbers, and the melons, and the leeks, and the onions, and the garlick:

⁶ but now our soul is dried away: there is nothing at all, beside this manna, before our eyes.

⁷ And the manna was as coriander seed, and the colour thereof as the colour of bdellium.

⁸ And the people went about, and gathered it, and ground it in mills, or beat it in a mortar, and baked it in pans, and made cakes of it: and the taste of it was as the taste of fresh oil.

⁹ And when the dew fell upon the camp in the night, the manna fell upon it.

² And the people then cried unto Moses; and Moses prayed unto the Lord, and the fire disappeared.

³ And he called the name of the place Tab'erah; because the fire of the Lord had burnt among them.

⁴ And the mixed multitude that was among them felt a lustful longing: and the children of Israel also wept again, and said, Who will give us flesh to eat?

⁵ We remember the fish, which we could eat in Egypt for naught; the cucumbers, and the melons, and the leeks, and the onions, and the garlic;

⁶ But now our soul is faint: there is nothing at all, only to the manna are our eyes directed.

⁷ But the manna was like coriander-seed, and its color as the color of the bdellium.

⁸ The people went about and gathered it, and ground it in a mill, or pounded it in a mortar, and boiled it in a pot, or made cakes of it: and its taste was as the taste of cakes mixed with oil.

⁹ And when the dew fell upon the camp in the night, the manna fell upon it.

² And the people cried to Moses: and Moses prayed to the Lord, and the fire was quenched.

³ And the name of that place was called Burning; for a fire was kindled among them from the Lord.

⁴ And the mixed multitude among them lusted exceedingly; and they and the children of Israel sat down and wept and said, Who shall give us flesh to eat?

⁵ We remember the fish, which we ate in Egypt freely; and the cucumbers, and the melons, and the leeks, and the garlic, and the onions.

⁶ But now our soul is dried up; our eyes turn to nothing but to the manna.

⁷ And the manna is as coriander seed, and the appearance of it the appearance of hoarfrost.

⁸ And the people went through the field, and gathered, and ground it in the mill, or pounded it in a mortar, and baked it in a pan, and made cakes of it; and the sweetness of it was as the taste of wafer made with oil.

⁹ And when the dew came upon the camp by night, the manna came down upon it.

² And the people cried unto Mosheh, and Mosheh prayed before the Lord, and the fire was subdued.

³ And Mosheh called the name of that place Enkindlement; because the fire had been kindled against them from before the Lord.

⁴ And the mixed multitude who were among them demanded with demand; and the children of Israel also turned, and wept, and said: Who will feed us with flesh?

⁵ We remember the fish which we ate in Mizraim freely, the cucumbers and melons, the cresses and onions and garlick.

⁶ But now our soul longeth, yet there is nothing before our eyes but manna.

⁷ Now the manna was like the seed of coriander, and its appearance as the appearance of bedilcha.

⁸ And the people went about and gathered; and he who would ground it in mills, or he who would beat it in the mortar, and they dressed it in the pan, and made cakes of it, and its taste was like the taste of a confection of oil.

⁹ And when the dew came down upon the camp at night, the manna descended upon it.

² The people cried to Moses Drawn out; and Moses Drawn out prayed to Adonai , and the fire abated.

³ The name of that place was called Taberah, because Adonai ’s fire burned among them.

⁴ The mixed multitude that was among them lusted exceedingly: and the children of Israel God prevails also wept again, and said, “Who will give us meat to eat?

⁵ We remember the fish, which we ate in Egypt Abode of slavery for nothing; the cucumbers, and the melons, and the leeks, and the onions, and the garlic;

⁶ but now we have lost our appetite. There is nothing at all except this manna ·what is it· to look at.”

⁷ The manna ·what is it· was like coriander seed, and its appearance like the appearance of bdellium.

⁸ The people went around, gathered it, and ground it in mills, or beat it in mortars, and boiled it in pots, and made cakes of it. Its taste was like the taste of fresh oil.

⁹ When the dew fell on the camp in the night, the manna ·what is it· fell on it.

² Then people called out to Moses, so Moses prayed to Yahweh, and the fire stopped.

³ That place was named Taberah, because Yahweh's fire burned among them.

⁴ Some foreign people began to camp with Israel's descendants. They wanted better food to eat. Then the people of Israel began to weep and say, “Who will give us meat to eat?

⁵ We remember the fish that we ate freely in Egypt, the cucumbers, the melons, the leeks, the onions, and the garlic.

⁶ Now our appetite is gone, because all we can see is this manna.”

⁷ Manna was like coriander seed. It looked like resin.

⁸ The people walked around and gathered it. They ground it in mills, beat it in mortars, boiled it in pots, and made it into cakes. It tasted like fresh olive oil.

⁹ When the dew fell on the camp in the night, the manna also fell.

² The people cried to Moses; and Moses prayed to Yahweh, and the fire abated.

³ The name of that place was called Taberah, because Yahweh’s fire burned among them.

⁴ The mixed multitude that was among them lusted exceedingly; and the children of Israel also wept again, and said, “Who will give us meat to eat?

⁵ We remember the fish, which we ate in Egypt for nothing; the cucumbers, and the melons, and the leeks, and the onions, and the garlic;

⁶ but now we have lost our appetite. There is nothing at all except this manna to look at.”

⁷ The manna was like coriander seed, and it looked like bdellium.

⁸ The people went around, gathered it, and ground it in mills, or beat it in mortars, and boiled it in pots, and made cakes of it. Its taste was like the taste of fresh oil.

⁹ When the dew fell on the camp in the night, the manna fell on it.

² The people cried to Moses; and Moses prayed to the LORD, and the fire abated.

³ The name of that place was called Taberah, because the LORD’s fire burnt amongst them.

⁴ The mixed multitude that was amongst them lusted exceedingly; and the children of Israel also wept again, and said, “Who will give us meat to eat?

⁵ We remember the fish, which we ate in Egypt for nothing; the cucumbers, and the melons, and the leeks, and the onions, and the garlic;

⁶ but now we have lost our appetite. There is nothing at all except this manna to look at.”

⁷ The manna was like coriander seed, and it looked like bdellium.

⁸ The people went around, gathered it, and ground it in mills, or beat it in mortars, and boiled it in pots, and made cakes of it. Its taste was like the taste of fresh oil.

⁹ When the dew fell on the camp in the night, the manna fell on it.

² And the people cried to Moses; and when Moses prayed to the LORD, the fire was quenched.

³ And he called the name of the place Taberah; because the fire of the LORD burnt among them.

⁴ And the mixed multitude that was among them fell to lusting: and the children of Israel also wept again, and said, Who shall give us flesh to eat?

⁵ We remember the fish which we ate in Egypt freely: the cucumbers, and the melons, and the leeks, and the onions, and the garlic:

⁶ But now our soul is dried away; there is nothing at all, besides this manna, before our eyes.

⁷ And the manna was as coriander-seed, and the color of it as the color of bdellium.

⁸ And the people went about, and gathered it and ground it in mills, or beat it in a mortar, and baked it in pans, and made cakes of it: and the taste of it was as the taste of fresh oil.

⁹ And when the dew fell upon the camp in the night, the manna fell upon it.

² The people cried to Moses; and Moses prayed to the LORD, and the fire abated.

³ The name of that place was called Taberah, because the LORD’s fire burned among them.

⁴ The mixed multitude that was among them lusted exceedingly; and the children of Israel also wept again, and said, “Who will give us meat to eat?

⁵ We remember the fish, which we ate in Egypt for nothing; the cucumbers, and the melons, and the leeks, and the onions, and the garlic;

⁶ but now we have lost our appetite. There is nothing at all except this manna to look at.”

⁷ The manna was like coriander seed, and it looked like bdellium.

⁸ The people went around, gathered it, and ground it in mills, or beat it in mortars, and boiled it in pots, and made cakes of it. Its taste was like the taste of fresh oil.

⁹ When the dew fell on the camp in the night, the manna fell on it.

² The people cried to Moses; and Moses prayed to the LORD, and the fire abated.

³ The name of that place was called Taberah, because the LORD’s fire burnt amongst them.

⁴ The mixed multitude that was amongst them lusted exceedingly; and the children of Israel also wept again, and said, “Who will give us meat to eat?

⁵ We remember the fish, which we ate in Egypt for nothing; the cucumbers, and the melons, and the leeks, and the onions, and the garlic;

⁶ but now we have lost our appetite. There is nothing at all except this manna to look at.”

⁷ The manna was like coriander seed, and it looked like bdellium.

⁸ The people went around, gathered it, and ground it in mills, or beat it in mortars, and boiled it in pots, and made cakes of it. Its taste was like the taste of fresh oil.

⁹ When the dew fell on the camp in the night, the manna fell on it.

² And when the people had cried to Moses, Moses prayed to the Lord, and the fire was quenched.

³ And he called the name of that place Burning, for the fire of the Lord was kindled against them.

⁴ And the common people of men and women, that had gone up with them, burnt with desire of flesh, and they sat, and wept, with the sons of Israel joined together with them, and said, Who shall give us flesh to eat?

⁵ We think upon the fish that we ate in Egypt freely; gourds, and melons, and leeks, and onions, and garlic come into our minds;

⁶ our soul is dry; our eyes behold none other thing than manna.

⁷ Soothly manna was as the seed of coriander, of the colour of bdellium, which is white, and bright as crystal.

⁸ And the people went about, and gathered it, and brake it with a quernstone, either pounded it in a mortar, and seethed it in a pot; and made thereof little cakes of the savour as of bread made with oil.

⁹ And when the dew came down in the night upon the tents, also manna came down together therewith.

² And when the people had cried to Moses, Moses prayed to the Lord, and the fire was quenched.

³ And he called the name of that place Burning (or And they called that place Taberah), for the fire of the Lord was kindled against them (there).

⁴ And the common people of men and women, that had gone up with them, burnt with desire of flesh (or burnt with desire for flesh), and they sat, and wept, with the sons of Israel joined together with them, and said, Who shall give us flesh to eat?

⁵ We think upon the fish that we ate in Egypt freely (or We remember all the fish that we ate in Egypt); gourds, and melons, and leeks, and onions, and garlic come into our mind(s);

⁶ our soul is dry; our eyes behold none other thing than manna. (but now our bodies be all dried up, and there is nothing to see but this manna!)

⁷ Soothly manna was as the seed of coriander, of the colour of bdellium, which is white, and (as) bright as crystal.

⁸ And the people went about, and gathered it, and brake it with a quernstone, either pounded it in a mortar, and seethed it in a pot (or and boiled it in a pot); and made thereof little cakes of the (same) savour as of bread made with oil.

⁹ And when the dew came down in the night upon the tents, also manna came down together therewith.

² And whanne the puple hadde cried to Moises, Moises preiede the Lord, and the fier was quenchid.

³ And he clepid the name of that place Brennyng, for the fier of the Lord was kyndlid ayens hem.

⁴ And the comyn puple of `malis and femalis, that hadde stied with hem, brent with desire of fleischis, and sat, and wepte with the sones of Israel ioyned togidere to hem, and seide, Who schal yyue to vs fleischis to ete?

⁵ We thenken on the fischis whiche we eten in Egipt freli; gourdis, and melouns, and lekis, and oyniouns, and garlekis comen in to mynde `to vs;

⁶ oure soule is drie ; oure iyen byholden noon other thing `no but manna.

⁷ Forsothe manna was as the seed of coriaundre, of the colour of bdellyum, which is whijt and briyt as cristal.

⁸ And the puple yede aboute, and gaderide it, and brak with a queerne stoon, ether pownede in a morter, and sethide in a pot; and made therof litle cakis of the sauour, as of breed maad with oile.

⁹ And whanne dew cam doun in the niyt on the tentis, also manna cam doun togidere.

² And the people cry unto Moses, and Moses prayeth unto Jehovah, and the fire is quenched;

³ and he calleth the name of that place Taberah, for the fire of Jehovah hath 'burned' among them.

⁴ And the rabble who are in its midst have lusted greatly, and the sons of Israel also turn back and weep, and say, 'Who doth give us flesh?

⁵ We have remembered the fish which we do eat in Egypt for nought, the cucumbers, and the melons, and the leeks, and the onions, and the garlick;

⁶ and now our soul is dry, there is not anything, save the manna, before our eyes.'

⁷ And the manna is as coriander seed, and its aspect as the aspect of bdolach;

⁸ the people have turned aside and gathered it, and ground it with millstones, or beat it in a mortar, and boiled it in a pan, and made it cakes, and its taste hath been as the taste of the moisture of oil.

⁹ And in the descending of the dew on the camp by night, the manna descendeth upon it.